Abstract
This paper discussed on the issues and crises involved in the management of the Nigeria’s education system. There is no doubt that the paper acknowledged the presence of crisis in the management of education in Nigeria and have identified among other things inadequate funding, inadequate infrastructural facilities, poor patronage by parents and pupils as key as issues of crisis in the management of education in Nigeria. The paper noted that the onus for the efficient and effective management of education to address the crisis in education in Nigeria lie with the entire stakeholders in the management of education in Nigeria. The paper identified education policy makers, education managers and administrators, parents and community leaders among others as very critical to the management of the observed crises in the Nigeria’s education system.Furthermore, the paper stressed the need for a merit based appointments of education managers and administrators, effective use of reliable statistical data in planning, autonomy for education managers to function effectively without interference and strict adherence to operational guidelines as provided by all education regulatory and supervisory agencies in the management of education system in Nigeria. Similarly, the need for concerted efforts to be made to address squarely the demand of the education system should be intensified for productivity and result